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December 2009
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by sbrothier
This is a screencast of a Processing sketch I developed called TypeStar. It’s basically a karaoke machine that renders lyrics in realtime according to a number of preset visualization schemes.
It was originally created for a project in my Type in Motion class which required students to create a kinetic type animation for the Busy Bee scene from the movie Best in Show. I decided that rather than create yet another kinetic type piece, I would write a kinetic type engine.
The Font Game for the iPhone and the iPod touch
by sbrothier
# 57 font samples
# 3 levels of difficulty
# Post your results directly to Twitter
THINK ART | Marunouchi.com
by sbrothier
& 1 other
Marunouchi.com is pleased to present special contents and screen savers in the unique Marunouchi “Think Art” style. Just pose for the camera!
by Yugop
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November 2009
Limited edition design and typography products for refined tastes – Ligature, Loop & Stem
by sbrothier
Ligature, Loop & Stem offers limited edition products created to delight those who love typography and design. Use them for inspiration or reference as you work… or play.
Web Font Specimen
by sbrothier
& 3 others
Because web type renders differently with only subtle CSS adjustments, seeing it exercised in a variety of ways can help web designers typeset—and also help them decide which typefaces to purchase for their projects. Read more at A List Apart.
Font Squirrel | Handpicked free fonts for graphic designers with commercial-use licenses.
by sbrothier
& 12 others
Free fonts have met their match. We know how hard it is to find quality freeware that is licensed for commercial work. We've done the hard work, hand-selecting these typefaces and presenting them in an easy-to-use format. Here are some of our favorites
The letter o | Letterplayground.com
by sbrothier
letterPLAYGROUND is a place to play with letters.
Letters are so simple but can be represented a million different ways.
How many different ways can you represent the letter "M" or the number "6"?
October 2009
Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles | The FontFeed
by sbrothier
(via)
The 5th Typophile Film Festival premiered one month ago at Design à Trois, a three night event exploring rock poster design, book cover design, and type design, organised by Portland
the new york times: cinema version | imago new media
by sbrothier
The New York Times: Cinema version commercial
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web - a practical guide to web typography
by stoneland
Principles and guidelines for typography on the web, with example code.
Carver & Veen {39} Typekit - Podcast Episodes - CreativeXpert Design Interviews
by sbrothier
Typekit Makes Sites Pretty. That should be enough, but there’s so much more!
In this episode, Ryan Carver and Greg Veen join us from Small Batch Inc., the makers of Typekit.
Typekit aims to solve all of the problems that currently prevent web designers from using commercial typefaces in their designs. Every major desktop browser will support linking to custom fonts from within your site’s CSS using @font-face. You can then use these fonts on your web site without users having to install the fonts on their system beforehand. => This really is going to change web design
